No. 3,908 in German
tatverdächtiger
"Tatverdächtiger" means "suspect" (a person suspected of a crime).
In a sentence
Der Tatverdächtige wurde von der Polizei verhört.
The suspect was interrogated by the police.
Here, 'Tatverdächtige' is the subject of the sentence and is in nominative case, directly referencing the person suspected of the crime.
Sie hat einen Tatverdächtigen als Täter identifiziert.
She identified a suspect as the perpetrator.
'Tatverdächtigen' is in accusative case, referring to the object of identification by 'Sie'.
Wir sprachen mit dem Tatverdächtigen während der Ermittlung.
We spoke with the suspect during the investigation.
In this instance, 'dem Tatverdächtigen' is in dative case, indicating the indirect object of the verb 'sprachen'.
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